Linga is a small island off Hildasay in the Shetland Islands. It is one of the

Scalloway Islands The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland, Shetland, Mainland. They form a mini-archipelago and include: * Burra, Shetland, Burra (two islands linked by bridge to each other and Trondra) ** East Burra ...

. Haswell-Smith compares Hildasay and the adjacent islands to a

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Between Linga and Hildasay lie the Hogg of Linga, the Hogg of Hildasay and "the Skerry". In the 19th century, like neighbouring Hildasay, it was inhabited and constituted its own

croft Croft may refer to: Occupations * Croft (land), a small area of land, often with a crofter's dwelling * Crofting, small-scale food production * Bleachfield, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, also called a croft Locations In the Uni ...

. At the censuses of 1871 and 1881, the population numbered 12 and 10, respectively. Papa and

Oxna Oxna is one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra in Shetland, Scotland. Oxna has an area of . The island has been uninhabited since the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as W ...

are a few miles to the south.

Development Plans

As of July 2021, Monaco-based entrepreneur, John Scott plans to restore the ruined crofts on Linga.

References

Uninhabited islands of Shetland Former populated places in Scotland Scalloway Islands {{Shetland-geo-stub